Discover more posts about if we were villains, oliver marks, classic books, james farrow, grey academia, literature quotes, and iwwv. In the very first scene, Oliver says, "We did wicked things, but they were necessary, . And Meredith, he spoke her name with a little more disdain than I cared to stand. Its just this, I dont understand it., To be honest, maybe I dont understand it either, not fully. 27 Feb 2023 03:01:03 But only after I thought I couldnt go to you. I corrected. Better than ever, he whispered, closing his eyes; peaceful. . We fell asleep right there, on James small couch, with him draped over me like a human blanket, his limbs lost in mine, and our breathing happening in synch. The evening before he is due to be released on parole after serving ten years for an unspecified crime, Oliver Marks is approached by the lead investigator on his case, Detective Colborne. "Oliver", James whispered, no more than a breath out of his lips; relief, pain, and surprise all mingled together. No body found. And in all my love for literature, there was only one thing I knew for sure. ", -------------------------OR-----------------------------------, Oliver knocks on the door of an abandoned cottage where he hopes that the man he went to jail to protect is inside waiting for him after faking his own death (seriously, this is another level of be gay do crime, this is where being a dramatic bitch takes you). Though that was only a stupid hope I had, I knew there was a chance you wouldnt do it., But then you completed the sentence and was released and, still, you didnt show up. Now i can finally sleep. My favourite characters in the book are Phillipa and James, two of the students in Olivers friendship group. Giving me up.. If We Were Villains was named one of Bustle's Best Thriller Novels of the Year, and Mystery Scene says, "A well-written and gripping ode to the stage . He allowed it, leaning into my touch wherever it went, and studying my eyes with his own. We have provided additional context below. Truth isn't stranger than fiction despite Mark Twain's best efforts to convince you. I told you this, a long time ago. Oliver had almost no recollection of the rest of the Christmas masque, slipping in and out of awareness just long enough to get his hands on a drink or to engage in brief pleasantries with onlookers hoping to congratulate him on his performance. On the day of Oliver's release from prison in 2008, Filippa, the only member of the group with whom he has maintained steady contact, comes to pick him up. He becomes jealous and realizes that he is romantically attracted to James. Ugh thank you for this, I didnt see that connection til now, I have to say I liked this ending better than The Secret Histories ending. He had always been the most serious student . So, of course, I would jump at the slightest chance that he might be alive, waiting for me in a place that would be only ours to find. But I am saying you also cant blame her for what she did when she found out. However, as the semester progresses, the cast grows increasingly despondent due to Richard's death. ISBN. Truth be told, there was a part of me that refused to hope, and maybe that was what kept me from simply combusting on the spot. The whole truth is, I'm in love with him still. Rio 354 pages. It's one of the best books I've read so far in . Faking your own death. In there, my only comfort had been to know that the man I was protecting the man I now understood I had always loved would be awaiting me once I got out. Single Sentence Summary: At an elite art college, seven young acting students (performing only Shakespeare) are the best of friends until one is found dead and another is charged with the murder. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened a decade ago. I do love you. Wren then begged James to go after Richard, fearing he would hurt himself. It went like that for maybe a few minutes, until my fingers stopped at his left temple, and I finally met his eyes. Come find me at @bluejaey10 on insta if y'all Wana talk. As a young actor, Oliver and his friends attended an elite arts college. 151,260 ratings28,731 reviews. And since the subtext is "wait for me or come find me" that does not mean he means it in this life or world. This was very self-indulgent for me to write, and I really needed to get this scene out of my head and into something real, so I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it.A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. we are left with the same uncertainty oliver feels except he has the chance to find the truth and we dont (rude if you ask me so imma assume he found him and they lived a happy gay life together), i'm with you. The events of "If We Were Villains" told from Filippa's perspective. When the door came within reaching distance, I knocked, forcefully. I pulled our hands to my lips and kissed them. 4.23. "If We Were Villains" is told from the perspective of Oliver, a quiet, introspective former drama student who has just been released from a 10-year prison sentence after the harrowing events during his final year at the Conservatory. Do you? Maybe some things would have been different in the overall plot, but I dont think it would have changed the ending. . Where last nights kiss had been full of sorrow and pain, this one was nothing but fire. His body never located, only his car and the two letters he wrote. Oliver Marks ha scontato dieci anni di carcere per l'omicidio di un compagno di college. Trotzdem ist der junge Schauspieler glcklich am renommierten Dellecher College, einer abgeschiedenen Welt mit flackernden . Because we belonged, me to him and him to me, and nothing could ever change that. James mouth was softer than I remembered. I couldnt have Filippa over for lunch and not talk about it, but talking about it was too much to stomach, even with her. Not very platonic of us. It just didnt make sense to me why would he fake his death? Simple and clean, but homely. maybe he was saying to find him in the next life? I didnt even wait for her to come home., I texted her, told her I was going away for a while, maybe my sisters.. Oliver and James. James knew Oliver would be free in 4 years. Spice Girls, unite! As a friend, and as something else I cant quite name.. Oliver is freed from a physical cage while James frees himself from an emotional one. If you havent made any enemies in life, youve been living too safely. M. L. Rio: If we were villains. Bill Cipher is the main antagonist of the Disney Channel/Disney XD animated series Gravity Falls, serving as the overarching antagonist of season one and the main antagonist of season two. There were seven of us then, seven bright young things with wide precious futures ahead of us. . Published in 2017, Rio's first book is thrilling, dark and absorbs you immediately into its world. After the show, the students throw a party during which a drunk and jealous Richard ends up attacking James, nearly drowning him in the lake where the play was staged. We were blind., Yeah, we were. He was hurting everyone; he was hurting you. What was your answer? He was so tense, I almost felt my own shoulders hurt in solidarity to his. . Im not going to deny that I love her-,. Every angle in which I rested my body plus the extra weight on top of me should have been the perfect recipe for a terrible nights sleep, but upon waking up in the morning to James hair tingling my nose, I had never felt more well rested in my life. James I wasnt joking when I said that if you hadnt killed him, I would. It was made pretty clear a few times in the book that James was very good at immersing himself into roles and losing himself in them back in their first class with Gwendolyn and again at the ill-fated Lear rehearsal. 10 years after he was sent to prison for murder, Oliver Marks is finally ready to tell the truth about what really happened on that night, and the time leading up to his arrest. And maybe for just a split second, I, too, knew what drowning felt like.James Farrow stood before me. I am not blaming you! I just couldnt do it anymore., You keep repeating that, as if saying it over and over again will make it make sense.. (LogOut/ We stumbled down the short hallway that connected it to the living room, and, somehow, made our way to James bed. A kiss that I could tell from the first touch, would take us somewhere. Im only sorry for how it hurt you, for the pain I caused you. When the door is obviously answered by said death-faker (because obviously), the dramatic love birds have to sort a few things out before they can actually get together. Wrote your note knowing you would understand it, while no one else would. When the teachers mix up the roles it puts a strain on the friendship of Olivers group, and things begin to go downhill fast. He wasnt done yet, but his rant grew smaller, sadder. Meredith was scared, and a bit drunk. Whether we would go back into the world together and tell everyone we knew that James was still alive or if I would simply fake my own death and join him in our peaceful afterlife, I didnt care. Also, english isnt my first language, so Im sorry for any mistakes. Oliver admits that he was in love with James while they were together, but says that he also loved her. Really? He cut me off and tried to take his hands away, but I grabbed them, keeping them still between mine. It's not the whole truth. The scene was also very quiet, the sound of the waves being the only lullaby to our wavering voices. Oliver, James whispered, no more than a breath out of his lips; relief, pain, and surprise all mingled together. He sat by himself in the farthest corner, loath to look up from his notebook. Meredith was done with Richards shit way before he died, and I think she was genuine with her feelings for him. That last night, before I went on stage for Lear, she asked me a question. "Summer Thrillers: Daring Escapes and Other Acts of Derring-Do", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=If_We_Were_Villains&oldid=1141467345, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 05:52. Quando gli amici diventano nemici, non c' limite al male che possono farci. The play performance of this is absolutely incredible, the reader . After Oliver visits Meredith over winter break, they grow closer and begin dating and sleeping together more often. Villains: Wren by mlrio. James was dead. Or: Oliver ends up having a nice little chat with Alexander and Colin after the Romeo and Juliet performance in regard to his strange feelings about James. Even in the throws of desperation, James wouldve understood the context behind his chosen text. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after 10 years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it. She did the right thing by going and talking to the detective when she learned about James because she KNEW James was gonna drag Oliver down with him, and he did just that, even when colborne had his suspicions that it was never Oliver. But when the teachers change up the casting, a good-natured . So I still think he's canonically alive but it's not super in character, idk. Someone had to carry the guilt, after all, and James lungs were occupied. Words: Jonathan Wells. Instead, we both fell back to silence, probably processing our own emotions, getting our heads in a better state before speaking again. Omg this! I got up, never letting go, and moved to the chair next to him, so we could be closer. To me, this is one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the book, as we really see how tortured James is by what he's done. If We Were Villains by M.L. Oliver and his friends play the same roles . I breathed in three times, before moving closer toward the door. Its got a gripping plot, and a selection of likeable, even if sometimes slightly stuck up characters. His right hand let go of mine and reached for the back of my head, fingertips traveling through my scalp where my skull met my neck, pulling me into him. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. As if sensing my brain fume with concerns for the uncertain future, James began to shift on top of me, his head slowly rolling sideways on my chest to look up at me. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Wren begins to suffer fainting spells, James breaks Oliver's nose during combat practice, and Alex overdoses on drugs but survives. Having everyone around but being so alone. I finished my mug, but James had been staring into his for a while now, leaving it to get cold. Work Search: If We Were Villains is a great story written by M.L. But even with all the guilt he just had to try to have a chance of real happiness with Oliver. Alive, breathing, dry and utterly, painfully breathtaking. From $1.35. Primary Characters: If We Were Villains is a story that centers on seven . I knew it was a much more loaded question than just that, and I needed that record to be set straight once and for all. Yes, that. All that was left was an odd feeling of peace, one I was afraid would disappear as soon as James woke up, when the quiet of sleep would be interrupted with our having to face the reality of our situation. Truth is, maybe my own perception of James had been roughed up by the knowledge of what he had done, but James himself had never been a rough person, so there was no plausible reason why I should think his kissing would be anything but soft and tender. Soon enough, the kitchen was smelling nice, the aroma filling my chest and giving me a newfound strength. That is until Filippa sends Oliver James suicide note which references a scene in Shakespeare where a character fakes her own death to live away from the rest of the world. You know she wouldve at least talked to the others, at least considered it might have been an accident., James, I dont think you remember how you were that night. Alexander remembers what it felt like - the horror of it all. Thunderbolts cast. So how is fake dying going to help with his guilt, if anything that makes his life harder with all the new hiding and secrecy and isolation which is a perfect habitat to stir negative soul consuming emotions. The story after enlightening us of the murder took on a very passive and neutral tone and speed and it wasn't sure if the ending was happy or not. Even if she eventually went through with it, and confessed it all the same, even if everything ended just as it did; I had hoped she would at least hesitate before giving us all up. 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